Heel Talk

Heel Talk

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Heel Talk episodes

  • New Governance and Green Spaces: What You Missed Last Week at UNC

    Welcome back to Heel Talk, where AV Editor Natalie Bradin recaps the biggest local news stories with colleagues Kshitiz Adhikari, Lauren Zola and Lucy Wu. In this episode, the group discusses the appointment of a new trustee, the latest Regional Principal of the Year and the grand opening of a Tree Museum down the road in Pittsboro.

    11 min
  • Essays Under Pressure, Rights Under Threat: What You Missed Last Week at UNC

    Welcome back to another episode of Heel Talk, where AV editor Natalie Bradin recaps the biggest local stories with colleagues N'Nia Brickhouse, Daley Hooten and Claire Kwon. In today's episode, the group unpacks UNC potentially evaluating admission essays with AI technology, North Carolina joining a lawsuit against President Trump's birthright citizenship order and three UNC a cappella groups competing in a national championship.

    15 min
  • From Chicken Spots to Curriculum Plots: What You Missed Last Week at UNC

    Welcome back to a new season of Heel Talk, where AV Editor Natalie Bradin recaps some of the biggest stories you may have missed last week with staffers Kshitiz Adhikari, William Becker and Lizzie Stoner. In this episode, the group discusses changes to UNC's IDEAS in Action curriculum, a new Zaxby's location coming to Franklin Street and the new North Carolina branch of the Horror Writer's Association.

    13 min
  • Research Grants and Innovation Awards: What You Missed Last Week at UNC

    Welcome back to Heel Talk, where AV Editor Natalie Bradin recaps some of the biggest stories you may have missed last week with staffers N'Nia Brickhouse, May Proctor and Lizzie Stoner. In this episode, the group discusses a $3.15 million research grant awarded to UNC cancer researchers, Carrboro winning the Cleantech Transportation Award and the Lifestyle desk's top picks for holiday movies.

    13 min
  • BOT Changes and Cookie Boycotts: What You Missed Last Week at UNC

    Welcome back to another episode of Heel Talk, where AV Editor Natalie Bradin recaps the biggest local news stories from last week with Lizzie Stoner, May Proctor and Claire Kwon. In this episode, the group discusses changes to the UNC Board of Trustees after the election, boycotts outside the Franklin Street Crumbl Cookies and upcoming a capella performances around campus.

    12 min
  • New Certification and Voter Ride Share Programs: What You Missed Last Week At UNC

    In this episode of Heel Talk, AV Editor Natalie Bradin recaps last week's biggest stories that you may have missed with staff reporters Kshitiz Adhikari, Lucy Wu and N'Nia Brickhouse. The group discusses a new certification program through the School of Pharmacy, an Orange County ride-share program to get people to the polls and festive Halloween activities at the Chelsea Theater.

    9 min
  • Navigating Legal Battles and Natural Disasters: What You Missed Last Week at UNC

    In this week's episode of Heel Talk, Audio-visual Editor Natalie Bradin recaps last week's biggest local headlines with guests Daley Hooten, N'Nia Brickhouse and May Proctor. The group unpacks a former professor's lawsuit against the UNC System Board of Governors, how Hurricane Helene impacted voting procedures ahead of the general elections and a new TV show featuring UNC entrepreneurs.

    20 min
  • Search Warrants, Stein Endorsements and Anonymous Donations: What You Missed Last Week at UNC

    Welcome back to Heel Talk, where audio-visual editor Natalie Bradin recaps UNC's biggest news that you may have missed last week. In this episode, she is joined by Kshitiz Adhikari, Lizzie Stoner and Jiayi Zhang, who help her unpack a search warrant served to a student activist, Roy Williams running his first political ad for Josh Stein and an anonymous donation made to the Ackland Art Museum.

    10 min
  • Through These Walls: Protests, History and Mission Preservation

    In this episode of Heel Talk, Audio-Visual Assistant Editor Amelie Fawson is joined by Kshitiz Adhikari, Lucy Wu and Lizzie stoner. The group discusses the pro-Palestinian protest "Walkout for the West Bank", the opening of the Pauli Murray Center and the Campus Y's continued support of DEI-focused student groups.

    7 min

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